Stocking stretcher



Oct. 5 1926; 1,602,078

R. KNOX STOCKING STRETCHER Filed March 29 1924 m lNv ENTOR BYY ,9" :55 M: 43 4 MM r ATTORNEY Patented get. 5, 1926.

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, Q'BOGKING srnnmornen-i Y Application" filed ar ens, i924. 'seria1 1vb..7o2.725.

This invention relates to form's'for socks and. stockings.

The objectof the invention generally is the provision of a sock and stocking, form, which is durable and efiicient in use, and. is readily and economically manufactured.-

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of a form; tor. giving. socks and stockings a predetermined size.

Other. objects of the invention willbe in part obvious andwill in partappear hereine after.

he invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations o t elemerits, and arrangement. of parts, which. will be exemplified in the construction hereinafte'n set forth and the scope of the applicatioirot' which will be ind cated inthe claims... I

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of theinvention reference should be had to the following. detailed descriptibn. taken in connection with. the accompanying, drawing, in which: V,

Figure l is a perspective view of a sock. and stocking. form constructed in accordance. with this invention; 7

' Fig. 2 is'perspective view. 01". thesock and stocking form assembled; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a. sock and stocking iorm assembled ina sock.

Referring now to the drawing,. 10 denotesa foot section shaped to conform generally to, the outline of the human foot, thereby adapts ing. it for insertion into the foot of. a sock or stocking. A leg section 11 is provided inconjunction with the foot section-l0, adaptedto be detachably connected thereto t-LIML shaped for insertion in the leg; ofa sock on stocking. In constructing these; sections a material such: as woodisprefenable.since it will. not damage the articles into which they are inserted and will give the sections suiticient strength to stand the strains to which they will be subjected.

Vith a view to providing for the detach able connection of the sections, one section is slotted or otherwise formed to receive the other section whereby the sections may be locked together. In this particular construction, the foot section 10 is provided with a T-shaped slot 12 located in the heel part and the leg section with a head 13 shaped for insertion through the slot 12. As will be observed, the head 13 is connected to the body of the leg section by a neck which may be turned in the slot 12 to effect the looking, of; the sections. When. the sections are. thus l'oclred together, theconnect'ed'. ends or; the sections; extend. beyond. one another so.

that they willi'engage the sock or stocking.

which cooperates to maintain the. co-lmection. between the sections 7 v I I It will be readily. u derstlood' that in.con-. strnctiiigtlle sections,.;that they. may he made of. any desiredfsizeon form, so. as to givea $5 sock or; stocking any. predetermined size or. shape. Then the form is, usedtor drying? articles, it is inserted to prevent shrinkage/ therebye maintainingthe. articles the-desired size; butf izt the of. the article is to/be in creased, the form-is i rted to: stretch the. article ,tothe desircdsizei .3 I

' With a view to adapting thev form :particm larly to. the. drying oi articles,. -ac plurality of per terations are; provided in both sections, soztliat air may pass through the. artie cle positioned thereon; It will-.alsahanoted. that the legsec'tion. l -l is providedrwitha; hook. 1.5,, so that .the. tor-n1 may-he suspended, hernia-support, eithen for purposesotdrying the article mounted thereon, or .forstoring. Inorder tolprovide. for suspending the form from am endless suppent such; as a. clothes line,. the:. ho'ok 15.; is. formed by cutting {L2 curved notch 16v adapted to receive the; supportini theleg; section. In this particular. construction, thecurved not-ch is cut in: the. upper end of the leg section but it may be: located-in either.- side depending; on the type of support-on which it is: to:be mountedxand inserted intorandremoved "from socks: and.

stockings. This nesults 'fironr the-making of. the; form in"; two-section's; so=thatg foot seetion may be inserted separately and properly disposed before the leg section is connected thereto.

In positioning the form in a sock 17 a simple method consists of drawing the leg portion of the sock over the foot portion and then inserting the foot section 10. After the foot section has been properly positioned, the head of the leg section is inserted through the slot 12 and turned through an angle of 90, locking the head in engagement with the foot section. The leg portion of the sock is then drawn upward over the leg section 11. When the form has been inserted in the sock 17 as shown in Fig. 3,

the connected ends of the sections engage the sock which cooperates to maintain'the connection. Since the sections are loosely connected near the heel part, they swing apart under the influence of the weight of the foot section and the action of the sock when the form is suspended from a support. lhis moves the crossed ends away from one another so that the head of the leg section forms an acute angle with the body of the foot section, and the sock tends to retain the head in this position making it ditii cult to turn the head through a sufiicient angle to release it.

The removal of the form may be readily accomplished by setting the sections substantially at right angles to one another and then unlocking the leg section by rotating it through 90. After the leg section has been detached the foot section may be with drawn.

Generally, difiiculty is experienced in retaining the heel portions of socks the proper size, but withthis type of form the crossed ends at the heel part give the heel of the sock the required size.

Since certainchanges may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A. form adapted to give socks-and the like a predetermined size and shape comprising in combination, a foot section and a leg section for insertion into a sock, one of said'sections being adapted to receive and engage the other section to effect deneoaove tachable connection of the sections, said sections having their engaging portions arranged to project and cooperate in stretching the heel portion of the sock.

2. A form adapted to give socks and the like a predetermined size and shape comprising in combination, a foot section and a leg section for insertion into a sock, one of said sections having an opening therein, the other section being provided with a head for insertion through said opening to detachably connect the sections, said sections having their engaging portions each arranged to project beyond the other and adapted to cooperate in stretching the heel portion of the sock.

3. A form adapted to give socks and the like a predetermined size and shape comprising in combination, a foot section and an independent leg section having a head adapted for locking engagement with said foot section and for insertion into a sock, the sock being engaged by the head and cooperating to maintain the locking connection;

4. A form adapted't-o give socks and the like a predetermined size and shape comprising in combination, a foot section and a leg section for insertion into a sock, said sections being adapted to be detachably connected, the sections at the point of connection extending beyond one another presenting ends which engage the sock whereby said sock cooperates to maintain the connection.

5. A form adapted to give socks and the like a predetermined size and shape com: prising in combination, a perforated .foot section and a perforated leg section for insertion into socks and stockings, one of said sections having a slot, the other section being provided with a head for insertion through the slot to detachably connect the sections, the article being stretched cooperating to maintain the sections connected, said leg section having a notch cut therei forming a hook for suspending the form from a support.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

ROBERT KNOX. 

